The pointed feature travelled o’er the delf

Greasing its tip, but bone or bread found none

Wherefore Sir Tray abode still dinnerless,

Licking his paws beneath the spinning-wheel,

And meditating much on savoury meats.

Meanwhile the Dame in high-backed chair reposed

Revolving many memories, for she gazed

Down from her lattice on the self-same path

Whereby Sir Lancelot ’mid the reapers rode

When Arthur held his court in Camelot,